Vilhena (Rondônia)

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Vilhena
Coordinates: 12 ° 44 ′  S , 60 ° 9 ′  W
Map: Rondônia
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Vilhena​
Vilhena in the state of Rondônia
Basic data
Country Brazil
State Rondônia
City foundation November 23, 1977
Residents 76,202  (2008)
City insignia
Brasao-vilhena-ro.png
Flag rondonia vilhena.svg
Detailed data
surface 11,519 km 2
Population density 7 people / km 2
height 615  m
Waters Rio Iquê
Post Code 76980
Time zone UTC −4
City Presidency José Rover
Aerial view, view from the south
Aerial view, view from the south
Aerial view over the center of the city
Aerial view over the center of the city

Vilhena , officially Município de Vilhena , is the fifth largest city in the Brazilian state of Rondônia with around 75,000 inhabitants.

It is located on the connection between Ji-Paraná in the northwest and Cuiabá in the southeast about 100 km north of the border with Bolivia .

The Rio Iquê is a national reserve in the direction of Juína about 50 km northeast in Mato Grosso .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/censo2010/tabelas_pdf/Rondonia.pdf Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística: Sinopse do censo demográfico 2010.